Elkhart, Ind.-based Skyline Corp., a builder of manufactured housing and park model RVs, reported a 25% increase in sales from continuing operations during its third quarter. Results showed:

Net sales from continuing operations of $47.7 million, an increase of 25% over net sales of $38,1 million in the year ago quarter.

Net loss from continuing operations was $514,000 as compared to a net loss of $2.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.

Net loss from discontinued operations of $6,000 as compared to a net loss of $86,000 from discontinued operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.

Net loss of $520,000, or 6 cents per share, as compared to a net loss of $3 million, or 36 cents per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.

“Our quarterly results represent a significant improvement over the prior year’s third quarter performance,” said President and CEO Richard Florea. “We are pleased, but not yet satisfied, with the progress we have made in our operational improvement initiatives. Our top line continues to improve and we saw sales growth both with our community partners and our independent retailers.”

In the first nine months of fiscal 2016, Skyline reported:

Net sales from continuing operations of $155.1 million, an increase of 13% over net sales of $137.4 million in the year ago quarter.

Net income from continuing operations of $339,000 as compared to a net loss of $4 million from continuing operations in the first nine months of fiscal 2015.

Net income from discontinued operations of $13,000 as compared to a net loss of $6.2 million from discontinued operations in the first nine months of fiscal 2015.

Net income of $352,000, or 4 cents per share, as compared to a net loss of $10.2 million, $1.22 per share, in the first nine months of fiscal 2015.

Editor’s Note: The following is an official statement from Skyline Corp. responding to Cavco Industries Inc.’s Sept. 26 announcement of its “interest in acquiring” the longtime Elkhart, Ind.-based manufactured housing and RV builder. Click here to view Cavco’s statement, which was issued shortly after news of a tentative agreement for Skyline to sell its RV interests to EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC. Click here to view the Skyline/EverGreen story posted on RVBusiness.com.

“The Skyline board of directors and management team are committed to act in the best interests of the company and our shareholders. In this regard, Skyline’s board of directors regularly considers initiatives to help optimize shareholder value over the long term.

Our board has established a special committee tasked to evaluate strategic initiatives and make recommendations to the full board. As part of its work, that committee, with input from our management team and advisors, plans to thoroughly evaluate all potential strategic proposals and other initiatives to further improve operations and strengthen our capitalization.

We are disappointed and find it counterproductive that Cavco issued its press release and published its letter. Contrary to the statements set forth in the release, the first time our board received a proposal with any semblance of specificity from Cavco was Sept. 22. While the board believes Cavco’s Sept. 22 letter significantly undervalues Skyline’s stock, the special committee and the board will thoroughly review Cavco’s proposals and respond in due course.

Upon receiving Cavco’s letter, the board promptly advised Cavco that it needed more time to consider the proposals. Following this communication, Cavco chose to publish its letter just four days after delivering the letter to Skyline, and on the same day that Skyline had previously announced it signed a letter of interest for EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC to acquire substantially all of the assets of the company’s recreational vehicle division. The board believes this transaction with EverGreen is aligned with our strategic objectives and is in the best interest of shareholders.

As always, our board and management team remain committed to executing on the company’s strategic plan and driving long-term shareholder value.”

Cavco Industries Inc. announced Friday (Sept. 26) its interest in a potential acquisition of Skyline Corp., a publicly-traded company, at “a significant market premium.” The announcement came shortly after news of a tentative agreement to sell Skyline’s RV division to EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC was released.

According to a press release, over the past several weeks, Cavco has attempted to open a dialogue with the board of directors of Skyline through a series of formal communications. Cavco has suggested that it would be in the best interest of Skyline shareholders for its board to discuss the various proposals by Cavco to improve shareholder value, including a purchase by Cavco of all outstanding shares of Skyline at an attractive premium to current market prices.

Cavco, a leading producer of manufactured homes, said that Skyline did not respond to any of its attempts over an approximately 30-day period to engage in a productive dialogue, which included a series of letters addressed to Skyline’s board of directors, phone calls to Skyline’s longest serving board member and former CEO, and Joseph Stegmayer, president and CEO of Cavco, attending Skyline’s annual meeting of shareholders in an effort to discuss the matter with any of Skyline’s directors who would be open to exploring options for maximizing shareholder value.

After Cavco sent two additional written communications addressed to Skyline’s board of directors, one of which asked Skyline to respond within one week to simply schedule a time for preliminary discussions between the companies, Cavco received a letter on Sept. 25 from Skyline’s lead director stating without further explanation that the board would not be able to respond to Cavco’s request within the requested time frame. To view the Sept. 22 communication from Cavco with Skyline click here.

Cavco’s proposed offer set forth in its letter would provide liquidity for Skyline shareholders at a substantial premium of 29% to 66% above the Sept. 24 closing price of $2.71 per share. Cavco’s offer would have no financing contingencies. Cavco also offered other possible concepts that would assist Skyline.

Skyline reported in a press release issued Friday that it is pursuing the sale of its RV division. While a successful sale of that division may provide short-term liquidity for Skyline, it would not address the substantially larger operating losses incurred by the housing segment in the last seven fiscal years, Cavco said. The RV division of Skyline’s business represented less than half of Skyline’s fiscal 2014 loss before income taxes of $11.9 million. In contrast, Cavco has proposed to purchase all of Skyline’s operations at a significant premium to market that Cavco believes will provide a greater and more assured and definitive return to Skyline’s shareholders.

Stegmayer commented, “Cavco has a great deal of respect for the Skyline brand and for Skyline’s experienced and highly credentialed board members. Unfortunately, Skyline has experienced difficult times during the past seven years and has meaningfully underperformed.”

Skyline has reported annual losses before income taxes for seven consecutive fiscal years, 2008 through 2014. These cumulative losses total approximately $122 million before income taxes, the majority of which were incurred by the housing segment. Skyline shareholders’ equity declined from approximately $178 million at the beginning of fiscal 2008 to approximately $34 million at May 31, 2014. On August 22, 2014, Skyline’s independent accounting firm issued a qualified opinion regarding Skyline’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Skyline’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, further disclosed, “Due to recurring losses, the corporation experienced negative cash flows from operating activities. As a result, the corporation has utilized its cash, investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, proceeds from the sale of assets and borrowings from the cash surrender of life insurance policies. The level of historical negative cash flows from operations and not having available funding from outside financing sources raise substantial doubt about the corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern.”

Cavco said it remains interested in holding productive discussions with Skyline. With the cooperation of Skyline’s officers and directors, Cavco and its advisors are prepared to conduct an expedited due diligence review and expect that a transaction can be concluded in a relatively quick time frame.

The release stated, “Although Skyline’s operating losses and financial distress and its board’s unwillingness to even entertain preliminary discussions have made it difficult for Cavco to determine the precise valuation it will apply in a transaction, Cavco has been able to establish the range mentioned in the letter attached based on Cavco’s and its advisors’ analysis of Skyline’s public filings. It is possible that a higher figure could be justified following open discussions with Skyline.”

Skyline Corp. has signed a letter of interest for Middlebury, Ind.-based, towable RV builder EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC to acquire substantially all of the assets of Skyline’s Recreational Vehicle Division.

The release stated that the obligations of Skyline and EverGreen under this letter of interest are “contingent upon the negotiation, execution and delivery of a definitive asset acquisition agreement satisfactory to both parties.”

The tentative transaction includes some real estate, EverGreen spokesmen confirm.

“I am very excited to be acquiring the RV division from Skyline,” Kelly Rose, chairman of EverGreen RV, stated in a press release. “(Skyline founder) Art Decio has been a longtime friend of mine and a person who I hold in the highest esteem and respect. As everyone knows in our community, as well as our industry, Art is an icon and legend in the manufactured housing and RV industry.

“I consider this a great honor to accept the reins from Art and carry on a longtime tradition of quality and integrity that Art has instilled in his companies over the years,” said Rose, who has established a pretty rich legacy of his own in the RV industry that includes ownership of the former Starcraft Corp., several supplier companies and, most recently, majority partner in EverGreen, a six-year-old, 350-employee RV builder.

Rose added, in prepared remarks, that the EverGreen management team, led by CEO Mike Schoeffler and President and COO Mark Boessler, are “extremely excited” about the challenges of merging the two recreational vehicle brand portfolios.

“Obviously, the most important issues that face us immediately are retaining the very loyal employees of Skyline as well as solidifying and building on the tremendous dealer body that has partnered with Skyline over the decades,” stated Rose.

“The (Skyline) brand names of Nomad, Layton and Aljo,” added Schoeffler, “have been in the marketplace for 50 years, and remain our focus on continuing building on the great image.”

Spokesmen for Skyline were unavailable for comment.

Founded in 1951 in Elkhart as a manufactured housing builder – a business sector that remains the company’s strength today — Skyline opened its first travel trailer plant in 1960 and generally focused on affordable lines over the years. The publicly traded company operated for decades in the black, and, for about five years during the late 1980s and early ‘90s, built Class C motorhomes.

But Skyline, which was posting sales of as much as $645 million in 1996 versus net sales of $191.7 million in fiscal 2014, clearly hadn’t performed up to expectations in recent times.

Net 2014 sales for Skyline’s RV segment totaled $45.9 million compared to $66.5 million for the same period in fiscal 2013. For fiscal 2014, the companywide net loss was $11.9 million compared to a net loss of $10.5 million a year earlier.

However, Skyline’s RV division was in the midst of a turnaround effort that included an all-new lineup of Trident, Javelin and Dart towables on display at the recent Elkhart County RV Open House. Skyline, meanwhile, has retained a viable second place market share in the manufacture of park model RVs, with a 12.4% share of that niche market.

The Skyline RV Group will be displaying brand new, completely redesigned models during the Sept. 16-18 Elkhart County RV Open House as part of its display on Executive Parkway adjacent to the RV/MH Hall of Fame.

According to a press release, the Open House will provide dealers with their first look at the new Trident, Javelin and Dart brands of laminated trailers. They will also be displaying the all-new, redesigned Nomad and Layton stick-and-tin product lines. In total, Skyline will have 20 units on display.

“This has been a total rebuild from the ground up. In June, we displayed a sampling of the new brands and they were very well received. Since then, we have continued to develop and refine the product and business model based upon dealer and market input,” said Don Emahiser, president of the RV Group. “Since we began shipping in June, retail response has been very strong and so has dealer profits. That’s the important test to pass.”

“As we outlined in our annual report, we are in a very aggressive schedule to return Skyline to its position of leadership in the RV industry both from a market share and financial standpoint,” said Skyline CEO Bruce Page. “As reported, we’ve made tremendous gains in the housing market in the last 12 months. Recreation vehicles are very important to the history and culture of Skyline and all of us are very excited and optimistic about the new direction.”

Don Emahiser, president of Skyline RV Group (left) with Brad Whitehead, director of sales and marketing

Pledging to eliminate what its executives termed “commodity-driven RV sales,” Skyline RV Group staged its first dealer meeting since before to the Great Recession for a group of about 80 retailers June 3-5 at the sprawling Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill., in the west Chicago suburbs.

Skyline’s informal get-together — more akin to a product launch and private sale than a structured conference — attracted dealers representing nearly 120 markets across the U.S., according to Don Emahiser, president of the Elkhart, Ind.-based RV-building subsidiary of Skyline Corp., a publicly held builder of RVs and manufactured housing. However, while the atmosphere was intentionally low-key, the message conveyed by Emahiser and Brad Whitehead, Skyline RV’s director of sales and marketing, outlined an aggressive focus on steps taken by the firm’s realigned management team to refresh the venerable company’s RV segment.

“What you’ll see shortly are 10 new coaches from the ground up. We didn’t just take what Skyline had, put a new TV in it and call it a day,” Emahiser told the dealers following an early breakfast in the resort’s atrium. “We’ve re-engineered how we believe a stick-and-tin travel trailer or laminated travel trailer should be. The industry doesn’t need just another version of a tan lightweight with blue stickers.”

“If we look across the spectrum of product available today, I believe that there’s very little separation — I call it the ‘sea of sameness,’’ added Whitehead. “It just varies by very small degrees. We believe it’s time to do something different, and it’s something we’re acting upon. It’s something we’re putting into practice. We are going to differentiate ourselves from the other companies out there. We’re going to get off of the ‘commodity train’ and roll out product that’s very different from what’s available in the rest of the business.”

That product, as the assembled dealers discovered, included a virtual rebuilding of the company’s entire towable lineup. But while Skyline’s stick-and-tin travel trailers, marketed under the Nomad, Layton and Weekender brand names, have been substantially upgraded, it’s all been completely redesigned. “Essentially,” Whitehead noted, “we just retained those names. The biggest changes were made to Skyline’s laminated offerings, where the existing Koala, Walkabout and Eco-Camp lines were eliminated.”

Included in the rollout were several “SKYsmart” features that are being utilized throughout all of its travel trailer brands. These run the gamut from 63-inch by 80-inch queen beds — said to be the largest standard bed available in travel trailers today — to SKYsteps in bunk models plus flush-mount range covers to maximize countertop space and convenient USB plugs in the bedroom.

Dealers and Skyline sales personnel confer at the company’s first dealer meeting since before the Great Recession.

Skyline’s overhaul is a result of a renewed commitment by the company to revive its RV division. “RVs are a part of Skyline’s DNA,” Emahiser noted. “The company has been a ‘player’ in the RV market for much of its 60-plus years, but it fell off in recent years. So they (Skyline’s corporate managers) are very, very committed to making sure we not only are viable but also are a thriving entity in the RV world.”

Along with the product rollout, Whitehead also announced a number of new business practices intended to enhance the company’s relationship with its dealer body, including a major investment by Skyline to eliminate paperwork for replacement parts and warranty work. “We invested the dollars and are going to online parts ordering, online submissions for payments. This isn’t ‘down the road’ — we’re already locked in the contracts and the wheels are in motion.”

Among other company initiatives:

• A profit-centered business plan. “Margins are back in play,” Whitehead offered, “because we have built into the product the things that will create separation. Our business philosophy is going to be profit-centered from the standpoint of our partners.”

• Secure “farmland” for dealers. “We will protect dealership territories — and have chosen to not do business with dealerships whose primary part of their business is Internet-based selling. We want dealers who are interested in brick-and-mortar businesses, growing markets, growing their influence and market share and customer base.”

• Establishing dealership-managed marketing funds. “Usually with a co-op account, there is all sorts of bantering and bickering and having to get permission. Not with us. We’re setting aside 1% of the net invoice on every purchase for platinum- and gold-level buyers that goes into a fund — and it’s your fund to use. You don’t need our permission; just send us a receipt or show-space contract — you decide what you’re using it for.”

• Fall/Winter inventory assistance. “We have an ‘I-squared” (i2) inventory incentive that takes the place of conventional interest reimbursement.”

• Build to order. “We’ve committed ourselves to being a ‘build-to-order’ company, not a ‘build to sell’ company,” Whitehead pointed out. “We won’t set unsustainable run rates, we’re not going to build excessive yards and we’re not going to build acres of ‘opens.’ That also means that we’ve opted out of the ‘auction’ that takes place at the end of every month.”

▪ Doug Graham Jr. joins the Skyline RV Group with over 12 years of sales and management experience in the RV industry. Graham spent six years at Forest River Inc., four years with Keystone RV Co. and most recently two years at CrossRoads RV. As a regional sales manager, Graham will be responsible for growing and developing Skyline’s stick-and-tin travel trailer business in the southwestern and southeastern states from New Mexico to Florida.

▪ Darren Williams brings 22 years of industry experience to the Skyline RV Group. As a manufacturer’s rep, Williams spent 10 years at Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., six years with Country Coach Inc. and two years at CrossRoads RV. Williams also spent four years on the retail side of the business as a general manager. Williams will be responsible for growing and developing Skyline’s lightweight laminated travel trailer business in the Great Lakes and south central states in the U.S., as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

▪ Matt Berg has been in the industry since 1995. Spending 12 of his 19 years with Keystone, he has held various sales and management positions. He joins the Skyline RV sales team as a regional sales manager for the laminated lightweight travel trailer division. Berg will be responsible for managing accounts and growing Skyline’s market presence in the west central third of the U.S. from New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana north to Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. Skyline said Berg has spent most of his career in the territory developing outstanding dealer relationships.

Brad Whitehead, director of sales and marketing for the RV Group, noted, “We’ve been very busy assembling a truly outstanding team of talented people who are held in high regard throughout the industry, both on the operational side and the sales side of the business. The addition of Doug, Darren, and Matt strengthens and completes what I believe to be one of the strongest sales departments in the industry, meaning that our dealer partners will be able to expect and receive an industry-best sales, service and support experience.”

For further information, contact President Don Emahiser at demahiser@skylinerv.com.

Skyline Corp. announced several new additions to its RV Group, according to a press release. New hires include:

• Joe Burr has been hired as the new production manager for Plant 66 in Elkhart, Ind., where he will be responsible for improving production processes and operations. Burr brings 19 years of manufacturing experience, most recently serving as plant manager for CrossRoad RV’s Sunset Trail line.

• Rito Islas has been brought in as the new production manager for the Plant 61 in Bristol. Islas has logged over 10 years of senior RV leadership responsibilities, most recently with Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC.

• Landon Foote, formerly employed by Crossroads RV, has been appointed as an RV designer with extensive RV engineering and development experience.

• Brent Burlew has been hired at the Bristol facility as a materials manager. Burlew previously worked for Crossroads RV and KZ RV where he gained over 10 years of RV purchasing and materials management experience.

“As we continue to refine the Skyline RV products, these new staff additions will strengthen our production capabilities,” said President Don Emahiser.

Elkhart, ind.-based Skyline Corp. announced that John Fisher has joined its RV Group as national sales manager, reporting to Director of Sales and Marketing Brad Whitehead.

According to a press release, Fisher was previously product manager for the Sunset Trail Division at CrossRoads RV.

“I’m really excited to work with the dynamic team that Skyline has formed to revitalize the RV Group,” said Fisher.

Don Emahiser, president of the RV Group, added, “This new appointment of John to the RV Group, along with the recent hiring of Brad, gives us a very strong advantage in the RV market. We are eager to move forward and make Skyline what it is meant to be – an RV industry leader.”

Indiana-based Skyline Corp. announced a restructuring of its RV Group at the company’s Elkhart and Bristol locations, according to a press release.

In addition to the recent hiring of Don Emahiser as president of the RV Group, two new positions were created to consolidate operations of both facilities.

Skyline named Michael Worden as the new director of operations. Worden formerly served as division manager of the Elkhart plant and is a 21-year employee of Skyline.

The new director of sales and marketing is industry veteran Brad Whitehead, who joined the company Feb. 3. Whitehead has held several senior management positions throughout his career that began in 1984. Both positions will report to Emahiser.

“These are very talented people in key positions,” said Emahiser. “Previously, each division operated independent of each other. By combining leadership, we will become more cohesive in our products, strategy and operations.”

Skyline Corp., a manufactured housing and towable RV manufacturer headquartered in Elkhart, Ind., announced that veteran RV executive Don Emahiser has been hired to lead the company’s RV business group.

According to a press release, Emahiser will serve as president of the RV division and report to Skyline’s president and CEO. Emahiser will focus on product development, marketing and sales along with production and engineering.

Prior to joining Skyline, Emahiser served as the president of Crossroads RV, Redwood RV and Carriage RV. “I’m honored to be a part of the tradition-rich Skyline organization and can’t wait to assist with future successes,” said Emahiser.

Terry Decio, Skyline’s vice president of marketing and sales, noted, “We are truly excited to have Don join our team and we look forward to harnessing his solid RV experience as we grow our business.”

Skyline, founded more than 62 years ago, manufactures RVs under the brand names Nomad, Aljo, Layton and Weekender along with its newer, ultra-light Koala, Walkabout and EcoCamp trailers.

Skyline Corp.’s Terry Decio says he’s back in charge of RV sales after a hiatus of many years, and that he is consolidating all of the company’s RV production in Elkhart, Ind., over the next four or five weeks.

Decio told RVBUSINESS.com that in addition to Elkhart, where the RV and manufactured home builder is based, the company currently operates RV plants in Bristol, Ind., and Mansfield, Texas.

“We will keep the Mansfield plant running for a while, until we decide what to do with it,” said Decio, son of Skyline founder Art Decio. “Texas is still the No. 1 destination state for RVs, so we want to continue to work that market in a big way and will continue shipping a lot of product into the Lone Star State. But we’re going to do it from Elkhart County.”

On the RV side, Skyline today makes smaller travel trailers, destination trailers and park models. Decio is intent on adding to that mix.

“What I’m trying to do is expand the base of product into the market,” says Decio. “I cannot produce the variety of product that buyers are looking for out of the Texas plant. I can give them far more choices out of the Indiana plant because 90% of towable RV’s are built in Indiana and the Elkhart plants are a lot bigger than our facility in Texas.

“I can’t build any of the bigger units in Texas, plus there’s no supplier base. I’m the last plant left down there – everybody else has left. I can’t be flexible or creative, so I made a decision based on the fact that we want to offer more products. I know that in Elkhart I can do anything I want.”

The consolidation comes on the heels of the company’s annual earnings report which showed a net loss of $10.5 million, punctuated by a 10% decline in year-over-year RV sales.

Decio said that Terry Bodenbender, who has been running RV operations, will continue focusing more on product development as he has done for the past 18 months.

“I managed RV’s for a long time. Now, I’ve decided, I want to do it again,” Decio said, noting that he will assume duties as vice president of sales for and marketing for both RV’s and housing. “I ran RV’s for 20 years, then focused on the housing side after 40 years with the company. Everybody’s excited. I’m excited, and I want to keep pushing this business along. I think it’s going to get better and better.”

Skyline builds manufactured housing in several locations, including Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kansas, California and Oregon. Decio aknowledged that the MH side is “a bigger component” for Skyline than RV’s.

“We’ve always been larger in the housing than we were in the RV’s,” Decio said. “But now we want to grow our RV’s again, too.”

Decio adds that Skyline will have product to show dealers during next month’s Elkhart County RV Open House, exhibiting on Northland Drive in Elkhart.

Elkhart, Ind.-based Skyline Corp. recently reported a net loss for its full fiscal year on a 3% decline in sales.

Sales for the full year were $177.6 million compared to $182.8 million reported in the same period a year ago.

The company incurred a net loss of $10.5 million for the year as compared to a net loss of $19.4 million for fiscal 2012. On a per share basis, net loss was $1.25 compared to $2.31 for the comparable period a year ago.

Recreational vehicle sales declined 10% to $66. 5 million in fiscal 2013 from $73.7 million in fiscal 2012 while housing sales dipped 2% to $111.1 million from $109.157 million.

Other highlights for the year included:

• Two idle recreational vehicle facilities located in Hemet, Calif., were sold for a gain of $1.4 million.

• An idle manufactured housing facility located in Mocksville, North Carolina was sold for a gain of $230,000.

Elkhart, Ind.-based RV and manufactured housing builder Skyline Corp. reported flat sales for the fiscal first quarter of 2013 while improving on its net loss.

According to documents filed with Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) sales during the first quarter totaled $49.9 million, an approximate 1% decrease from $50.3 million in the same period a year ago.

RV sales were $19 million in the first quarter, a 10% decrease from $21.1 million a year ago. Housing sales rose 6% to $30.9 million from $29.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Net loss for the first quarter was $3.5 million as compared to $6.8 million the previous year. On a per share basis, net loss was 41 cents as compared to 82 cents for the same period a year ago.

The company said that decreases in the RV segment were caused primarily by a decline in sales to Canadian dealers.

Total net sales in the period were $36.8 million, a 16% increase from the $31.8 million reported in the same period a year ago. RV sales rose 34% to $17.7 million from $13.3 million in the previous year while housing revenue edged up 3% to $19 million.

Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was nearly $7.4 million as compared to a loss of $8.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. On a per share basis, net loss was 88 cents compared to $1.04 for the same period a year ago.

Elkhart, Ind.-based Skyline announced the closure of its recreational vehicle facility in Hemet, Calif., due to weak demand in its market area – primarily states in the Pacific and Rocky Mountain regions. Operations are expected to conclude in April. The company said dealers that purchased recreational vehicles from this facility will have their product needs met by the facilities in Bristol and Elkhart.

Other highlights included:

• The board approved a resolution to suspend dividend payments on the outstanding shares of the corporation’s common stock until further notice. The suspension was for cash preservation purposes. The Board will evaluate financial performance and liquidity needs in determining the timing and amount of future dividend payments.

• Skyline reached a settlement in the case of FEMA formaldehyde product liability litigation. The settlement resulted in the corporation incurring a charge of approximately $400,000. The total settlement of $737,000 was remitted to the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana subsequent to Feb. 29.